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�鶹��Ƶ experts are available for interviews on various spooky subjects as Halloween approaches, from spiders, ghosts and bats to which neighbourhoods are likely to have higher numbers of trick-or-treaters. 

AVAILABLE �鶹��ƵEXPERTS

KAYLEE BYERS, university research associate, health sciences, and deputy regional director, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative    
kaylee_byers@sfu.ca           

• Wildlife health with a focus on ‘misunderstood’ mammals – bats & rats
• Urban rat ecology & rat-associated health risks
• Bat health including her recent article on 

ANDREAS FISCHER, PhD student, biological sciences
afischer@sfu.ca

• The benefits of spiders & safe, pesticide-free pest management options
• Insights on how spiders communicate with chemicals (smell) 

*Andreas will present new research at the Entomological Society of America being held in Vancouver in November, 2022

PAUL KINGSBURY, professor and associate dean, geography
kingsbury@sfu.ca

• The psychoanalytic & cultural geographies of paranormal investigations 
• The popularity and growth of paranormal investigation organizations, and conferences that study anomalous phenomena, especially ghosts, UFOs, & “cryptids” such as Sasquatch

ANDY YAN, director, city program 
ayan@sfu.ca

• Changing demographics in cities & where to expect higher numbers of trick-or-treaters 

CONTACT 

MELISSA SHAW, SFU  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca 

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778.782.3210

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